School-to-Career Program in Partnership with DMACC
The Principal Financial Group® (The Principal®), in partnership with Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC), is proud to offer a new innovative school-to-career program through its Information Technology (IT) and Retirement and Investor Services (RIS) divisions.
About the Program
The program combines core courses at DMACC with Principal-specific courses, offering students a unique opportunity to prepare for their career, directly, in the classroom.
Candidates are guaranteed full-time employment* at The Principal upon successful completion of the program, and return of satisfactory background checks and other tests required for the position.
Selection Criteria
- Strong High school cumulative GPA (3.0 or better is preferred)
- Leadership skills demonstrated through community (such as philanthropic organizations or church) or extracurricular activity involvement, or previous employment
- U.S. citizen or permanent resident
RIS School-to-Career Program
This program is available to students starting their first or second year at DMACC and provides an Associate’s Degree in Business Administration.
RIS Requirements
- Maintain cumulative 3.3 GPA or higher
- Complete final 10 credits at DMACC
- Complete Principal-preferred courses at DMACC
- Complete a minimum of 64 credits
- AS degree core requirements – 28 credits
- Business Administration core requirements – 26 credits
- Principal-specific business course selection – 9 credits
- Elective – 1 credit
- Complete the entire program within two years
IT School-to-Career Program
This program is available to students starting their first year at DMACC and provides an Associate’s Degree in Applied Science in Business Information Systems.
IT Requirements
- Maintain cumulative 3.3 GPA or higher
- Complete final 10 credits at DMACC
- Complete Principal-customized and preferred courses at DMACC
- Complete a minimum of 68 credits
- Business Information Systems core requirements – 38 credits
- Principal-preferred Business Information Systems options – 24 credits
- Principal customized courses – 6 credits
- Complete the entire program within two years
Job Opportunities as a Result of the Program
Candidates completing the program successfully (per the requirements above) will be placed in a full-time position at The Principal at their corporate campus after graduation (assuming the return of satisfactory background checks and other applicable tests needed for the position). Positions include:
- RIS Program:
- Client Service Assistant - View career track
- Individual Investor Trainee - View career track
- IT Program:
- IT- Business Analyst I - View career track
Candidates completing the first year of the program successfully may be offered part-time employment at The Principal during their second year of study. Students working part-time at The Principal are eligible for tuition reimbursement for future courses upon hire, up to $5,000 per year.
Apply Now
The application deadline is Oct. 1.
Questions?
For more information about the program, please contact:
- Christa Grove at 515.964.6243 or clgrove@dmacc.edu
- Thomas Tweedy at 515.964.6846 or tntweedy@dmacc.edu
